DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 87.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 824 - - 5836 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 4150 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1713 - - 6725 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2680 - - 1815 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 114 - - 327 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 321 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 322 - - 1311 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1391 - - 5414 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -639 - - -59 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2352 - - 6784 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2330 - - 940 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 87.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 86.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 824 - - 5836 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99633 32 097 25 079 99633 92094 27 080 25 101 92094 86274 23 090 22 067 86274 81475 20 097 16 070 81475 77343 18 071 17 092 77343 73668 15 051 13 076 73668 70338 12 039 16 055 70338 67293 7 059 11 031 67293 64487 11 050 8 028 64487 61791 18 005 16 002 61791 58982 19 337 17 300 58982 56067 21 329 25 308 56067 53297 39 323 35 318 53297 50817 46 310 52 320 50817 48608 44 295 55 314 48608 46610 39 296 50 312 46610 44780 43 307 50 311 44780 43083 47 308 51 310 43083 41497 48 305 52 308 41497 40010 48 307 52 306 40010 38609 50 310 51 304 38609 37252 48 307 50 304 37252 35870 45 294 50 306 35870 34435 49 290 51 303 34435 32947 49 292 55 295 32947 31390 46 290 60 291 31390 29751 45 290 58 295 29751 28034 41 292 53 299 28034 26238 35 289 47 304 26238 24368 33 286 44 309 24368 22422 31 289 37 309 22422 20396 31 293 34 300 20396 18285 30 300 35 300 18285 16138 32 306 33 308 16138 14078 30 305 29 306 14078 12208 26 302 30 298 12208 10545 31 295 30 299 10545 9068 30 287 23 304 9068 7756 25 278 14*308 7756 6590 21 286 14*311 6590 5553 20 301 13 317 5553 4636 20 315 13 320 4636 3824 20 321 13 322 3824 3095 18 322 13 323 3095 2450 16 319 12 324 2450 1911 13*314 12 324 1911 1497 11*309 12 324 1497 1211 9 307 11 324 1211 1038 8 306 10 325 1038 939 6 303 9 324 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography